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as in preacher
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as in moralist
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Noun
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Law enforcement had detained 11 preachers that were approaching shoppers at a local mall.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025 -
The book revolves around the young son of a preacher, but encompasses, too, the lives of his father, mother, and aunt.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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He’s known for brash takes on politics and appears to relish taking down moralists and elitists.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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But Kehlmann the moralist is also an irrepressible trickster, an endlessly fertile maker of fictional modes.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Dr Patrik Bächtiger, a clinical lecturer at Imperial College London, noted in a statement that the design of the stethoscope, which was developed in 1816, has not changed in 200 years.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The research was led by Alexander Russell, a senior lecturer in solar theory at the University of St Andrews.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The beat-bread-and-fry blueprint is so well-established that even a dab of mustard is a dicey proposition among pork puritans.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
10 Mar. 2025
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Centuries after being burned at the stake, a witch named Jennifer (Veronica Lake) magically reappears and tries to torment the descendant of the puritan who led the charge against her — only to fall in love with him.—
Clark Collis,
EW.com,
18 Oct. 2024
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The Tennessean asks school officials during the school year to nominate students in different categories for our weekly Student of the Week feature, and then readers decide who comes out on top in our weekly poll.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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With more than 115 colorful recipes, the goal is to help readers fall in love with good eating.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
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Reconciliation today Searching for a path forward, contemporary Sámi artist and Lutheran catechist Lars Levi Sunna began to produce church art that incorporated and celebrated pre-Christian Sámi symbols – some of the very traditions that had been demonized by clergy of the past.—
Thomas A. DuBois,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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But Philip Siphong Onphitak, the village religious teacher, or catechist, assumed leadership of his flock, keeping up resistance until Dec. 16, when he was murdered in the jungle, reportedly by Boonlue.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
18 Nov. 2019
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“Moralizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralizer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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